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A young Vietnamese doctorate holder who trained in the U.S. has been working on cancer cures and putting an end to patients’ suffering.
Dr. Phan Minh Liem, 33, is currently working at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, after doing his studies and research at the U.S.’s leading institute for 12 years.
He boasts 24 research works on cancer under his belt and was named among ten exemplary Vietnamese youths in 2014.
The doctor sat down for an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper during his recent visit to Vietnam.
Liem was born in Nha Trang, a resort town in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa.
The boy nurtured a passion for reading and science by carrying out simple scientific experiments from an early age.
In ninth grade, Liem nabbed the second prize in a national high school French contest and landed a scholarship to study in France for one year.
During the brief course, the teenager made the crucial career decision to major in biology … [Read more...] about Vietnamese doctorate holder ‘declares war’ on cancer

(CPV) -On Friday 27th in Hanoi, Bach Mai Hospital in collaboration with Sie-mens Ltd. Vietnam organized the 2013 Oncology Symposium on Lung and Liver Cancers with an aim to share and exchange clinical knowledge on the latest trends of these two deadly diseases.
Distinguished speakers came from the Hoc Mai Foundation in Australia, Siemens Oncology Competence Center in Germany as well as from Bach Mai Hospital. This one-day event attracted about 100 participants spanning a wide spectrum of cancer specialists including oncologists, radiologists and radiotherapists from many institu-tions located in the north of Vietnam.
"Lung and Liver cancers are the most common and deadly diseases in Vietnam. Apart from causing a high mortality rate, it's very expensive and complicated in terms of treatment. Hence, we are very pleased to receive distinguished speakers from Australia and Germany to join us in this Symposium. This is a great opportu-nity for our oncologists, radiologists and … [Read more...] about Bach Mai hospital teams up with Siemens to organize the 2013 oncology symposium on lung and liver cancer

Bidiphar wants to build cancer drug plant Uyen Vien By Uyen Vien - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Binh Dinh Province-based Binh Dinh Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Company (Bidiphar) is seeking approval from the Ministry of Health to carry out the project of developing a plant producing cancer treatment drugs. The provincial government said in a document sent to the ministry that the plant will be constructed under high and advanced technology meeting European standards which have not been applied by any domestic firms. However, the project’s investment capital is not mentioned in the document. The project was approved by the provincial government and the Ministry of Science and Technology at a meeting with leaders of Bidiphar held early this year. According to the provincial government, the project can help ensure the supply of cancer treatment drugs for the community and reduce the dependence on foreign drug manufacturers. Besides, the price of drugs produced … [Read more...] about Bidiphar wants to build cancer drug plant

QUITO - Tiny Ecuador is once again at the center of an international diplomatic saga over U.S. data secrecy that will thrust the country's leftist President Rafael Correa into the limelight and stir fresh controversy with Washington.
Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino was due to give more details on Monday during a visit to Vietnam.
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, whose founder Julian Assange has spent a year taking refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, said the American fugitive was bound for Quito via "a safe route" from his current location in Moscow. He flew to Moscow from Hong Kong on Sunday.
"They should give him (Snowden) political asylum because we all have the right to freedom and no country or government such as the United States can override that," said Yolanda Acosta, 35, a small business owner in Quito.
If Correa's administration does give sanctuary to Snowden, it would put a new strain on relations with the United States, which had appeared to be … [Read more...] about Ecuador takes center stage, again, in U.S. secrecy saga

Nail scatterer gets 18 months in jail
A Binh Duong Province court yesterday sentenced a motorbike repairman to 18 months in jail for scattering sharp metal objects on streets to cause flat tires which he then replaced at exorbitant cost.
Nguyen The Cong, 31, was guilty of deliberately causing damage to others' assets, the Thu Dau Mot town People's Court said.
In its verdict, it called his act "immoral" since he had made money in a way that endangered the safety, even lives, of drivers of vehicles. … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 15/7